Re: Debian release versioning
On Sat, Jul 12, 2008 at 06:09:09PM +0200, martin f krafft wrote:
> So lenny will be Debian 5.0. Many people have questioned this
> choice, given how we onconsistently went ...-2.0-2.1-2.2-3.0-3.1-4.0
> in the last decade, but it's the RM's choice and not to be debated.
Looks consistent to me.
1.0-1.1-1.2-1.3
2.0-2.1-2.2
3.0-3.1
4.0
It does give a problem for 5 since by this pattern there can never be
another release so actually 5.0 doesn't fit. Oh dear. :)
> What is to be debated is how to move on from here.
>
> I propose that we get rid of our r-releases and simply let the first
> stable update to lenny be 5.1, followed by 5.2, and so on.
>
> lenny+0.5 would logically be 5.5, since it's unlikely that we will
> have five stable updates out within 1.5/2=0.75 years, and if we do,
> then lenny+0.5 is late.
>
> lenny+1 would be released as 6.0.
>
> This would add sense to our versioning scheme (and help avoid those
> discussions in the future).
Well releases are further apart than they once were, so perhaps a new
major every release makes sense.
> Instead of long flamewars and floods of AOL posts, I suggest you
> update http://doodle.ch/8zauai3nqges2ur8 if you're in favour or you
> oppose. You can use http://doodle.ch/syndication/8zauai3nqges2ur8 to
> track submissions.
>
> If you do have something to say, then reply.
Well hopefully I did say something.
--
Len Sorensen
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